Intellectual pursuits rare today - LETTER TO THE EDITOR: June 9

Sunday, June 9, 2013

I firmly believe in the existence of a cadre of individuals who are blessed with a most admirable attribute. The people I speak of, admittedly a minority, are those fortunates who naturally engage in intellectual pursuits in preference to amusements or entertainment.

What a fortunate few! Instead of squandering time watching TV game shows and sporting events, e-mailing, Facebooking, Tweeting or boozing, these persons engage in the useful habit of reading great literature, learning languages, studying history, mathematics, geography, politics or the arts. What an advantage -- wisdom acquired under the guise of entertainment.

Wonderful frauds! Persons who earn a treasure of personal doctorates in substitute of mind-numbing pastimes.